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In the year 1941

390 Notable deaths

Josef Strzygowski

Austrian art historian.

Born March 7th, 1862 in Bielsko-Biała. [ref]

Died January 2nd, 1941 at 78 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Matt McGrath

Olympic athletic competitor.

Born December 18th, 1877 in Nenagh.

Died January 29th, 1941 at 63 years old in New York City.

Vilmos Aba-Novák

Hungarian artist (1894-1941).

Born March 15th, 1894 in Budapest.

Died September 29th, 1941 at 47 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Paul von Hintze

German admiral (1864-1941).

Born February 13th, 1864 in Schwedt/Oder. [ref]

Died August 19th, 1941 at 77 years old in Merano. [ref]

Purnell Pratt

American actor.

Born October 20th, 1885 in Bethel.

Died July 25th, 1941 at 55 years old in Hollywood.

Elliott Dexter

American actor.

Born December 21st, 1879 in Galveston.

Died June 23rd, 1941 at 61 years old in Amityville.

Hugo Becker

German cellist and composer.

Born February 13th, 1864 in Strasbourg. [ref]

Died July 30th, 1941 at 77 years old in Geiselgasteig. [ref]

David Raziel

One of the founder of irgun.

Born December 19th, 1910 in Smarhoń.

Died May 20th, 1941 at 30 years old in Baghdad.

Clifford Grey

English songwriter, actor and screenwriter.

Born January 5th, 1887 in Birmingham. [ref]

Died September 25th, 1941 at 54 years old in Ipswich (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Kost Levytsky

Ukrainian politician (1859-1941).

Born November 18th, 1859 in Tysmenytsia.

Died November 12th, 1941 at 81 years old in Lviv.

Deaths 211 to 220 of 390

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